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Orpiment from
Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia


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Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
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Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
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Orpiment

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
07863990017272048909117.jpg
Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
04680350017272048918901.jpg
Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
07313090017272253071402.jpg
Orpiment

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
07863990017272048909117.jpg
Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
04680350017272048918901.jpg
Orpiment, etc.

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
07313090017272253071402.jpg
Orpiment

Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Realgar2
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:412102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:412102:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
25.3km (15.8 miles) ⓘKremnica Au-Ag deposit, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘNová Baňa deposit, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘMalachov mercury deposit, Malachov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘTajov arsenic deposit, Tajov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘAlsó-Rózsa adit, Nagybörzsöny, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
References
Koděra, Miroslav; Kolektív, A. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda Vydavatel'stvo.
Bolanz, R. M., Majzlan, J., & Göttlicher, J. (2012). Mineralogy, geochemistry, and arsenic speciation in coal combustion waste from Nováky, Slovakia. Fuel, 94, 125-136.
 
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